sayonara

Example Sentences

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“I never really wanted to do one because I always thought it was like a bit of a farewell, like a sayonara, a swan song,” the lead singer and songwriter says.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023

“So sayonara, sucka! 2022, it’s a new year. ‘Cause guess what?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2022

And everything about Thursday’s stop at Capital One Arena sure looked and sounded like sayonara.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

“Do you know what sayonara means,” Popovich said, smiling.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2021

The seamstress shrieked "sayonara" and pelted space with the peas.

From The Dragon Painter by Fenollosa, Mary McNeil